Pincushion



- J. E. 'BLUMBERG Jan. 13, 1931 PINCUSHION Filed Feb. 1, 1929 rats wrize g s.

Patented -Jan. 13, 1931 Jones E. BLUMBERG, 015 BOSTON, AssAoHusEms PINcus HioN 1 Application fil ed February ifiz'e. fser'iai nofaacfies.

This invention relates toan improved needle or pincush1on,and partlcularly-to an artide of this'typfe which isjiadapted to with 's'tandhard and constant us age for a long 5 P rw dr l 'Garm'ent Workers, dressmakers, seamstresses, milliners, and others engaged in the n'eedleivorkers trades have constant use for cushion to receive needles and pins, it being 9 desirable to have such a dev ce conveniently located and adapted to w thstand comparatively hard usage. PincuShions are ordina-c rily filled with sawdust or' a similar discrete material which, upon constant use tends to leak outof the cushion: or to become packed and displaced;furthermore, the fabric covering er the cushion-upon repeated use becomes pierced sofreq'uently thatlit lo'sesits original 7 ability to retain the pins orneedles'in place, the filling, in the meantime having become 7 packed. or dislodged. The useful life-of the conventional cushion is thus quite limited when it is subjected to constantuse.

The pres'ent i'nvention affords an improved needlekor pin cushion which is largely formed of metal and depends upon a reticulated 'm'etal sheet. forholding the pins or needles in place." Thedevice is light in weight and doesn'ot hav e a discrete filling of sawdust or 9 the like which may tend top'ack or work out of the cushion Furthermore, this cushion .is provided with a support adapted to be readily engaged with the knee or forearm'of the user so'thatthe pins and needlescarried by the cushion maybe instantly available and so that there islittle likelihood of the cushion that it may be more conveniently carried, for example, in the pocket of the user or the like. A cushion-constructed in accordance with cost out of simple metal parts-and is adapted to last indefinitely, even when subjected'to the constant use in the hands of a worker in needlecra'fts or the like.

In the accompanying drawings,

my improved pincushion, the support there- 'it or being shoivn in elevation and the dotted hnes indicating the position of the parts before the same are permanently assembled; and

2 is a top view of thecushion, portions thereof being broken away more clearly to '7 shoivthe construction thereof. 7 V ,My improved cush on comprises a plate 1 which conveniently, be 1 circular and "in ayjform a back for the body portion of the cushion; flfhis plate is'provided with an'upstanding flange2which, when the parts are brought into juxtaposition, may extend substant ally atright angles to the body portions of the plate, asindicated by the dotted lines ofIlFig. 1. Located within the flange'Q or plate 1 isainetal ring 3 Which may be Substantially of channel crOsssctibn with the bight portion ofthe, channel inclined upwardly and inwardly andwith the upper leg thereof of substantially less depth than the lower V vA central; support 5 preferably is secured I to the'intermediatepart of the plate 1 in any suitable manner, as by a fused inetalconnection, riveting or the like. Support 5 may have anysuitable form, as shown, comprising 'a piece of wirehavinga circular base portion 6 engaging' theintermediate part of the plate standing portion 5, and a circular top portion/Z. n I p Aishet otreticulatedwire, for example screening of fairly finemesh, is arranged with its edge disposedbetween the ring 3 and the upper surface of plate 1 and with its intel-mediate portion supported upon the ring 7 being inis'pla'ced'or lost While in use. Preferably this supporting clip is readily remov able from the body portion of the cushion so of the centralsupport 5, Preferably a covferin'g sheet oftextile fabric 1 1,such as mo- ,rwill receive a convex curvature, as shown wh eiifthe partsarejbrought nto yuxtapost' tion. r e' sm dii g portiqnz ofdisk 1 is then flanged overfupon fthe 'inclinedfperiphleral part ofthe metal-ring?) so thatthe edges of the sheets '10 and are grippi-d between "the ring'and the "adjoining-portion of the Fig. 1 is a view in central section through plate ,Due to" the 'Jcurvedei ape imparted tachable connection 1 l,'such:.as.a ball and.

socket joint, between the clip and the plate 1, for example, the ball portion of thefastening is secured by riveting, a fused metal connection or the like to the plate land by any similar suitable means the socket portion of the fastening is secured to the metal clip.

. It is evident that my improved pincushion may be readily snapped into engagement with the forearm or the kneeof the user so,

that it is conveniently at hand and supports the pins or needles in position for ready use.

When the cushion is not in active use the clip 12 may be detached from the body portion pf thecushionto permitthe cushionto be more compact-and to be more conveniently carried. Dueto the provision of the reticulated metal screen with the comparatively 1 rigid support provided therefor by the metal ring and backing plate, the disadvantages of "conventional cushions are avoided. Needles or pins pressed into engagement with the 1 sheet material of. this cushion'will-readily find their way into the openings between the ,wireswithout having their pointsturned or dulled. i

an indefinite period and is. adapted; to receive needles and pins for along period of time without losing its shape or utility.

I claim: a

1. A pincushion comprising a convex, reticulated wire sheet, a fabric covering for the same, a plate engaging the edge of the sheet.

and means rigidly securing the same to the plate, an intermediate brace extending from the plate to ,the intermediate portion of the sheet to hold the latter in its convex shape.

2 Apincushion comprisingia'convex, re-

,ticulatedwire sheet, affabric covering for the i same, ,an intermediate braceextending from Thus this device may be form-retaining for 7 means securing the support and brace to the metal plate.

4:. A pincnshion comprising a pair of convex sheets one of said sheets being formed of reticulated wire, a plate engaging the edge of the wire sheet, an intermediate brace extending from the plate to the intermediate portion of the sheetto hold the latter in its convex shape, and a ring engaging the sheet near its edge, the plate having its edge fiangedoverand clamping the margin of the sheet thereagainst.

A pincusnion comprising a reticulated wire, sheethaving aconvex central portion iner'gmg' lntoa bulgedannular portlon, a

plate engaging a marginal portion'of the sheet extending from said bulged portion, and a ring of channel-like section disposed about the bulged portion andhaving a portion of smaller diameter spaced from the plate, the edges of the legs of the channeled ring engaging the bulged annular portion of the sheet, and the marginal portion of the sheet being disposed between the lower leg of the ring and the plate, the plate having a flanged-over periphery inclined upwardly and inwardly and thus being effective in cans ing the marginal portion of-the sheet tobe .clampedibetween the lower leg of the channeled ring andthe plate.

6. A pincushion' comprising a sheet of re ticulated wire,,a plate engaging the edge'of thesheet, and means r gldly securing the marginal portion of the. same to the plate,

and anintermediate support carried by the plate and extending. to the central portion of. the sheet-to maintain the latter its convex shape.

,7. A;'pincushion comprising a reticulated wire sheet, a-platefengag1ng the marg nal portionof the sheet, and means cooperating with the plate to hold the margin of the sheet in fixedrelation thereto, said means being effective 1n mparting an annular bulged edge .to the sheet, the central portion'of the sheet being convex and merging into said bulged edge portion, and a wire support carriedby the plate and holding the intermediate part of the sheet in its convex position;

Signed byjme at Bos'ton, Massachusetts, this twentyeighth day of January, 1929. V the plate to the intermediate portion of the sheet tohold the latter in its convex shape, f

JULIUS 4E. BLUMBERGn] a ring engaging the sheet near its edge, and

'mesamii Plat? n g ng h dge of'the j sheet andmeansr g dlysecuringthesame to the. put-e; an. intermediate. brace extending V from the plateftoithe intermediate vportion of the sheet to hold thelatter initsconvex shape, 7

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